Planet Croft

Today, i finally managed to get around to experimenting with a photo-planet-paste-up idea i've had for a while. Here's a few images documenting the process; starting with a 180 degree panoramic image of Westmoreland House/Stokes Croft taken from the traffic island in the middle of the road. Made up of 20 RAW files and processed as HDRs before stitching.

(a proper panoramic head for my tripod is long over due. For now, please embrace the dodgy joins between frames... :-)

Using Photoshop CS4, turned it into a planet, grayscaled and tidied it up. Saved as 6 A0 sized B+W jpg files for printing.

Pasted up on Stokes Croft in the same location the original photographs were taken. I must give a mention to Cheba whose piece i went over...

...soz mate - but it was for a good cause ;-)

More of this from me at the Weapon of Choice gallery's Photography Show starting on the 26th Feb with the opening evening on Friday 25th.

Multi FM

DJ ACERONE - MULTI FM 87.7fm, Thurs 24th Feb, 5pm - 6pm

Multi FM is being broadcast again from it's Kingswood base - The Old School Youth Centre, from Mon-Fri next week. Unless you live at the bottom of a hill, it should reach most parts of Bristol so be sure to tune in - especially between 5-6 on Thurs 24th Feb, when i'll be playing you some choice cuts from my treasured vinyl collection.

Work rota's willing, ill be joined by a very special guest MC who will guide you through an hour of my biggest musical influences as i drop some dodgy scratches, off beat mixes and careless whispers.

Due to the nature of the work i do, i have a huge appreciation for youth centre's and the opportunities they provide for young people within communities. The Kingswood Old School YC is an outstanding project - and with a name like that, it really couldn't be anything less.

Dont forget to tune in!

:-)

Multi FM - 87.7 FM
12noon-10pm, 21st-25th February, Old School youth centre, Kingswood

Young people in Kingswood will be making waves on the radio during the half-term break, broadcasting again as ‘Multi FM’ on 87.7 FM.
The young people will be hosting a mixture of interviews, live music and songs.

This is the fourth year that the young people, aged from 14 to 20-years-old, have run a radio station from the Kingswood-based youth centre.

After being granted a licence by Ofcom, they have been hard at work preparing for the week-long broadcast with help and guidance from Phil Gibbons, the station manager at Bristol Community Radio, and Matt Thomas, a sound engineer.

The youngsters will be interviewing a range of guests, including representatives from the police, councils and the health service, and other organisations.

Councillor Sheila Cook, executive member for children and young people, praised the efforts of the youngsters. She said: “I think Multi FM is a fantastic project. It enables a group of young people to come together and create something they can be proud of, as well as learning new skills.

“It has been really well received in previous years and everyone involved has been working hard to make it a success again.”

Old School youth worker June Yeoman said: “It’s going to be a really exciting week. A few the regulars have left, but we have some new and exciting members of the team.”

PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

I have some new photographic works going up in the Weapon of Choice gallery's first ever Photography Show. Putting work up alongside Beezer, Keith Baugh, Mark Simmons, Shifteye, Tim Jones, James Koch, Duchess and Patrick Goughlan is indeed a privilege, so expect something a bit different from me - It's always an aim to stand out from the crowd!

Weapon of Choice Gallery

14 St Michael's Hill, Bristol

Opening preview - Fri 25th Feb 2011

I hope to see you there for a bevvy.

Building a Bristol DInosaur - Pt 1

Stage 1 of a collaborative project with Andy Council.

Stage 2 - Coming Soon!

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Return to the Ugly Side

A month or so ago i was contacted by Malachai asking to do some shots with them to promote their 2nd album 'Return to the Ugly Side'. Hopefully you would have heard the first album by now (if you haven't, shame on you...) so you'll know about their 'melting pot style', where psychedelic grooves and funk breaks seamlessly blend with reggae, rock and hip hop.

In keeping with the 'mash up of styles' ethos, Gee and Scott wanted to get their promotional shots taken by a number of photographers whose each had a different style. Im not exactly sure who else was involved in the project, but here are a few images from the shoot i did with them...

eBook - Call to Adventure

Whilst the MShed museum project has been put on hold due to red-tape and white snow, i have had a chance to put together a collection of photographs documenting the Call to Adventure exhibition from last month in the Colston Hall's Glass room.

Please take a look!

Merry festivities to one and all.

Evening Post article

Mural will welcome visitors to city's newest museum

A VIBRANT mural – Window on Bristol – is set to welcome visitors to M Shed, the museum which aims to tell the story of Bristol all under one roof.

The colourful artwork will depict many of the city's familiar and quirky landmarks in a unique way.

Painted in bright colours, the commissioned work is the creation of two nationally acclaimed Bristolian artists –Andy Council and Luke Palmer.

Better known in the street art and graffiti world as Acerone, Luke Palmer's latest work mixes monochrome with vibrant colours.

Dinosaurs and buildings are a common feature of Andy Council's work, so the mural will depict a mixture of these elements when it is finished.

The pair have been working on the mural all week.

"We are delighted to have two local artists working in M Shed," said Julie Finch, head of Bristol's museums, galleries and archives.

"Their styles are very different, which makes this collaboration extra special.

"Window on Bristol is a celebration of the city, its past, the present and what could lie ahead.

"Its bold, striking images will animate the Living Bristol Gallery, draw people in, spark debate and will encourage visitors to explore and discover the fascinating histories and stories behind the objects and artefacts on display."

M-Shed, which is to open two years late in spring 2011, aims to tell the story of Bristol, from prehistoric times to the present day, all under one roof.

Three galleries – Living Bristol, People and Place – will feature stories from residents of the city across hundreds of years.

Window to Bristol will greet visitors in the Living Bristol Gallery.

M Shed is on the site of the former Industrial Museum by Prince Street Bridge.

The museum will be free but one temporary gallery could charge to attract world-renowned exhibits such as the Terracotta Army from China or Tutankhamun from Egypt.

There will be a number of the most popular exhibits from the Industrial Museum on display, and visitors can take steam train and boat rides around the dock from the site.

There will also be areas for school children on educational visits.

M Shed progress

Andy Council and Acerone happenings at M-Shed...

MShed

Next week ill be joining forces with the mighty Andy Council and painting a huge mural for the Bristol Museum's MShed. I was intending to keep a bit quiet about it and post a few in-progress shots up here over the course of the week, but the BBC reported on it today so i guess there is no point in keeping quiet...!

Keep a watch on this blog for updates throughout the week.